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    The faculty and staff of UTRGV's College of Sciences are committed to student success and research excellence, offering unique opportunities for students at the undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral level.

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    Discover comprehensive faculty and student resources at UTRGV's College of Sciences. Access guidelines, development tools, and recognition programs like the Dean’s List. Empower academic and professional excellence with tailored support for faculty and students. Explore opportunities to succeed at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

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Faculty Resources

Welcome to the Faculty Resources page for UTRGV’s College of Sciences. This comprehensive hub is designed to support faculty in their professional development and academic endeavors. Here, you’ll find essential guidelines for annual evaluations, tenure, and promotion reviews, along with governance documents, committee assignments, and university-wide resources. Empowering excellence in teaching, research, and service, our faculty resources ensure a thriving academic community at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

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College Guidelines

The College Guidelines outline the standards, procedures, and expectations that guide faculty evaluation processes within the College. These documents support consistency and transparency across annual reviews, tenure and promotion reviews, and post-tenure reviews by clearly defining review criteria and processes.

  • College Guidelines for Annual Reviews
  • College Guidelines for Tenure & Promotion Reviews
  • College Guidelines for Post-Tenure Reviews

 

 Faculty Catalogs

The Faculty Catalogs provide a comprehensive directory of faculty within each department and school, featuring faculty photos, academic titles, contact information, and links to faculty work and scholarly contributions. 

  • School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences
  • Department of Human Genetics 
  • School of Integrative Biological and Chemical Sciences
  • School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences 
  • Department of Physics & Astronomy 

If you need to request an update or correction to any faculty listing, please submit your request using this the CoS Website & Communications Update Request.

 

University and Faculty Resources

These resources provide faculty with essential university and college-level policies, procedures, and reference materials. They support faculty governance, administrative processes, and institutional alignment by offering clear guidance on operational standards, organizational structure, and shared responsibilities within the College of Sciences.

  • Office of the EVPAA Faculty Resources
  • Handbook of Operating Procedures
  • College of Sciences Organizational Chart
  • UTRGV College of Sciences Bylaws

 

 Travel Support

Planning to present your research at a conference? The College of Sciences has travel funds available to support your attendance to academic conferences and professional meetings. Applicants must be tenured/tenure-track faculty, postdoctoral researchers, or professors of practice with ≥20% research appointment in the College of Sciences.

  • Application link

Excellence Awards

Faculty

  • Excellence in Teaching – Dr. Shaghayegh Setayesh, SMSS
  • Excellence in Research/Scholarship/Creative Activity – Dr. Erin Easton, SEEMS
  • Excellence in Student Mentoring – Dr. Kaitlyn Serbin, SMSS
  • Excellence in Community Engagement – Dr. Juan Gonzalez, SEEMS
  • Excellence in Service – Dr. Christopher Gabler, SEEMS
  • Excellence in Faculty Mentoring – Dr. Josef Sifuentes, SMSS
  • Undergraduate Coordinator Excellence Award – Dr. Tobias Weinrich, SIBCS
  • Graduate Coordinator Excellence Award – Dr. Sergey Grigorian, SMSS

 

Staff

  • Mr. Thomas Eubanks, Senior Engineering Technician, CoS Dean’s Office
  • Ms. Olivia Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant II, SMSS
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